Mapping Challenge Hall of Fame

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YEAR - MONTH - Winner (Number of entries); voters: ## <votes / votes per voter> "Title of Piece"

2007 - MAY - Ravells (3); voters: 12 <5/1> "A Game of Pikes"
2007 - JUNE - RobA (4); voters: 15 <11/1> "Niagara"
2007 - JULY - Publius (3); voters 18 <9/1> "Grandmother's Tale"
2007 - AUGUST - RobA (9); voters 16 <7/1> "Modern Rose"
2007 - SEPTEMBER- Amonite (4); voters 22 <12/1> "The Glass Journal"
2007 - OCTOBER - Torq (5); voters 26 <17/1> "Greenstone Monastery"
2007 - NOVEMBER - Gamerprinter (2); voters 13 <13/1> "Superstition Valley"
2007 - DECEMBER - Publius (9); voters 28 <9/1> "Cap'n Jane's Roost"

2008 - JANUARY - Gamerprinter (3); voters 19 <11/1> "A Thousand Welcomes"
2008 - FEBRUARY - TerrainMonkey (5); voters 28 <16/1> "The Ruined Manorhouse"
2008 - MARCH - RobA (14); voters 82 <26/1> "Multilevel Madness"
2008 - APRIL - SpamValiant (11); voters 34 <11/1> "Islands in the Endless Streams"
2008 - MAY - dorpond (25); voters 66 <15/1> "Bluffs Encounter"
2008 - JUNE - Ravells (-8-); voters 33 <15/1> "Stormlit Cloister"
2008 - JULY - Vry (7); voters 32 <29/2.53*> "Kane's Place"
2008 - AUGUST - RobA (7); voters 38 <22/1.79**> "QnD Tiles"
2008 - SEPTEMBER- Gamerprinter (30); voters 116 <68/6> "Archean League"***
2008 - OCTOBER - mmmmmpig (25); voters 52 <32/5> "Something Swampish This Way Comes"
2008 - NOVEMBER - mmmmmpig (25); voters 46 <27/5> "System Map"
2008 - DECEMBER - Steel General/Bohunk (11); voters 46 <21&21/2> "The Defense of Long Fallen Urak" & "Tieraport - The Siege of Brenton Heights"

2009 - JANUARY - Bohunk (21); voters 53 <39/4> "East Tharduur"
2009 - FEBRUARY - Qbistal (14); voters 59 <33/3> "The Planet Which Has Stopped"
2009 - MARCH - Torq (19); voters 48 <35/4> "The Ashakbur Goblin Reservation"
2009 - APRIL - Ascension (15); voters 47 <35/3> "City of Edram"
2009 - MAY - Mystic Magellan (9); voters 36 <23/2> "Escape from Winter Mountain"
2009 - JUNE - Gamerprinter (9); voters 51 <36/2> "Assassin's Lair"
2009 - JULY - Tear (-8-); voters 54 <33/1> "Realm of the Silver Sun"
2009 - AUGUST - Armoredgear7 (7); voters 55 <18/1> "Oten'jo"
2009 - SEPTEMBER- Toff (14); voters 58 <34/3> "Passage of Time - Woadsbury"
2009 - OCTOBER - Immolate (15); voters 55 <37/3> "Siete Torres"
2009 - NOVEMBER - Djekspek (11); voters 57 <35/2> "Qonworld"
2009 - DECEMBER - Djekspek (7); voters 46 <20/1> "An Orc's Tale"

* This month voters were allowed to vote for as many as they wished to vote for. 81 votes for 32 voters = 2.53 votes per voter.
** This month voters were allowed to vote for as many as they wished to vote for. 68 votes for 38 voters = 1.79 votes per voter.
*** September 2008 was the legendary revote, spoken about in hushed tones like a bunch of grizzled 1860's prospectors talking about the blizzard of 1857. This month had the most voters, the most entries, and the most controversy. The officiator, delgondahntelius, was taken out and flogged afterward, and branded with a unique badge known as "The Delgondahntelius Faux Pas".

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2010 - JANUARY - Djekspek (9); voters 48 <19/1> "City of Tyrborg"
2010 - FEBRUARY - Djekspek (10); voters 47 <25/2> "Rotating Madness"
2010 - MARCH - Djekspek (8.); voters 42 <24/2> "Winter in Iwaizumi"****
2010 - APRIL - Ascension (12); voters 58 <39/3> "Boran's Big Travel Map"
2010 - MAY - Gidde (6); voters 33 <11/1> "Inn of the Western Sands"
2010 - JUNE - Immolate (9); voters 42 <15/1> "Wheel of Time"
2010 - JULY - Crayons (6); voters 37 <21/2> "The Solur Nexedifice of Kharaghan"
2010 - AUGUST - mearrin69 (7); voters 47 <37/2> "Brushy, Kansas - 1873"
2010 - SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER MEGA CONTEST*****
..........................RJBeals (26); voters 40 <30/6>"Roots of Hip Hop"
..........................Cereth (26); voters 40 <19/6>"Never York"
..........................Immolate (26); voters 40 <22/6>"Zombies in Central Park! (certified zombie-free)"
2010 - NOVEMBER - DevinNight (7); voters 36 <17/1> "Dwarven Keep"
2010 - DECEMBER - Sapiento (13); voters 38 <31/3> "Maargard"

2011 - JANUARY - Moutarde (10); voters 41 <14/2> "Coreroads of the Bergan Dwarves"
2011 - FEBRUARY - Pindercarl (8 ); voters 34 <11/1> "Perpetual Stair"
2011 - MARCH -
..........................DevinNight (4); voters 38 <13/1> "The Arena"
..........................Jude (4); voters 38 <13/1> "Viking Age"
2011 - APRIL - LonewandererD (4); voters 30 <19/1> "Beacon Station Awaterra 6"
2011 - MAY - Diamond (18 ); voters 53 <32/3> "Western American Empire"
2011 - JUNE - Ravells (6); voters 39 <19/1> "Aloria Reunited"
2011 - JULY - Diamond (6); voters 39 <13/1> "Empire of Mars"
2011 - AUGUST - eViLe_eAgLe (8 ); voters 39 <19/1> "Lokar Bandits Hideout"
2011 - SEPTEMBER - ramseyhong (2); voters 39 <27/1> "Ciguri Way"
2011 - OCTOBER - cereth (2); voters 18 <14/1> "Quirky Cleveland"
2011 - NOVEMBER - EricPoehlsen (5); voters 35 <35/2> "Cruiseship - Fantasy of the Elements"
2011 - DECEMBER -
..........................Djekspek (9); voters 41 <26/2> "Journey of the Wyvern Hunter"
..........................Sapiento (9); voters 41 <26/2> "Minduriel and the Dragon"

**** Djekspek becomes first cartographer to earn five consecutive challenge compasses.
*****2010 Mega Contest lasted two months and challenged cartographers to create maps of New York. This contest featured the largest number of votes (to that point) in spite of numerous withdrawals.

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2012 - JANUARY - lostatsea (6); voters 36 <25/2> "TTOC"
2012 - FEBRUARY - Nighthawk (9); voters 40 <16/2> "Dungeon Clue"
2012 - MARCH - Lukc (10); voters 43 <29/2> "Rudvik: City of the Pit Lord"
2012 - APRIL- Sapiento (7); voters 31 <13/1> "Rift"
2012 - MAY- Gidde (16); voters 33 <27/3> "Gaelynta"
2012 - June - Sapiento (13); voters 35 <19/2> "The Burning Lands"
2012 - JULY - shepherd (19); voters 43 <21/3> "Clouds Rest"
2012 - AUGUST - Yospeck (11); voters 33 <12/2> "The Devil's Cauldron"
2012 - SEPTEMBER - Lukc (23); voters 35 <9/2> "The Blue Pyramid"
2012 - OCTOBER- Sapiento (5); voters 26 <19/any> "Catacombs of the Star Spawn"
2012 - NOVEMBER - Diamond (11); voters 22 <18/any> "The Qalis Confederacy"
2012 - DECEMBER -
..........................Amonite (6); voters 24 <14/any> "Buttontop City"
..........................Jaxilon (6); voters 24 <14/any> "Camelback Mountain"

2013 - JANUARY - mearrin69 (12); voters 32 <21/any> "The ruins of Ningan/orc worg-lord village"
2013 - FEBRUARY - Ramah (8); voters 25 <15/any> "As yet unnamed..."
2013 - MARCH - Larb (6); voters 26 <21/any> "Water Problems"
2013 - APRIL- Schwarzkreuz (11); voters 45 <25/any> "The Wretched Realms"
2013 - MAY-
..........................Carbus (7); voters 36 <25/any> "Pritior"
..........................mariuccij (7); voters 36 <25/any> "An Isolated Valley"
2013 - JUNE -
..........................Arsheesh (8); voters 16 <11/any> "Ruins of Dragon Port"
..........................Sapiento (8); voters 16 <11/any> "Jung-Fiordin - The Red Fortress"
2013 - July- -Max- (6); voters 32 <26/any> "Nehwon"
2013 - August- Larb (6); voters 28<17/any> "Port Kullen"
2013 - September- RobA (10); voters 28<18/any> "The Crimson Permanent Assurance"
2013 - October- -Max- (7); voters 41<25/any> "The Mirror (Ireland-Erin)"
2013 - November- Lingon (7); voters 33<24/any> "Lingon's Untitled"
2013 - December- Yospeck (6); voters 14<21/any> "Tower of Tyrs"

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2014

JAN : Steampunk Risk - timallen
FEB : Tie - The Guild's Tower by Max, and The Guild Empire by Diamond
MAR : Something Lovecraftian - timallen
APR : The Abyssal Colonies - by Lingon
MAY : Rudimentary Raiding Map - By Foomandoonian
JUN : The Kingdoms of Albion and Nivirem - by Goombac
JUL : The Hurnic Horde by Diamond
AUG : The Shelves of Arlath - by Xpian
SEPT : City Icons for wondrous lands by J.Edward
OCT/NOV (2 month challenge) : The Hunt by Max
DEC : ?



2015

JAN : The Realms of Arklan - By Max
FEB : The war for Australia - by Fabio p
MAR : The Lost Blacklock Mine - By Jaxilon
APR : Volcanic Temple by Jaxilon
MAY : Map of Nimh - By Arsheesh
JUN : Lontar Saraswati by Shall Teclex
JUL : The Race to Tybal by Sapiento
AUG : TIE - From a collage of bits of DEM's to a modern looking Contour-Map, by Pixie
AUG : TIE - Do a 3D Map, by Francissimo
SEPT : The Bankers Dance by Diamond
OCT : The Inner Sea, by Sapiento
NOV/DEC (2 month challenge) : Umi No Toride by J.Edward



2016

JAN : Thurian Age, by J.Edward
FEB : Middle Earth by Carnifex
MAR : An illustrated archeological survey - Lingon
APR : No challenge this month
MAY : The Kantic Peninsula, by Diamond
JUN : Fairy Lutece, by Ilanthar
JUL : Harlasea, by J.Edward
AUG : Tower of the Minotaur, by Snodsy
SEPT : Cladonia cristatella, by Chashio
OCT : Vampire's Mansion, by mat_r
NOV : Abu's Abandoned Mesa Outpost, by Abu Lafia
DEC : Castle Siege, by - JO -



2017

JAN : Our House by djan
FEB : Mordor Holiday Resort - by ChickPea
MAR : The Voyage of the Caribbean Crown - by Diamond
APR : Possessions of the Eldish Empire, by DanielHasenbos
MAY : Glencoe Massacre, by ChickPea
JUN : The Hanging Gardens of Magrael, by Mouse
JUL : Desert Dragon, by Shall Teclex
AUG/SEPT (2 month challenge) : O'Gray's Pearls, by Mouse
OCT : Against the Peacock Throne, by Diamond
NOV : The Glyphs of Kaylaric, by Mouse
DEC : Mostar Bridge, by -JO-



2018

JAN : Anaethir, by Ilanthar
FEB : The Fall of the Kingdom of Cauldrons, by Abu Lafia
MAR : The Big War of Resh, in Frel & Floris, by MistyBeee
APR : Magocracy of Tirasea, by MistyBeee
MAY : Stamps from the Grand Thordar Republic, by Tonquani
JUN : Ten, by Larb
JUL : Iri-Oriand, World of Living Magic, by J.Edward
AUG : Istia Timeline, by MistyBeee
SEPT : WHERE ALL THE GOOD BOYS GO, by LizardInk
OCT : Masters of Ixtehcoatl, by Shall Teclex
NOV : The Continent of Ithira, by Ifrix
DEC : A Polar Map, by MistyBeee



2019

JAN : RingWorld, by Naima
FEB/MAR : Beauty and the Beast village, by MistyBeee
APR : Smiles Bay, by Tainotim
MAY : Storm'de Garth, by Voolf
JUN : Kerkini under the sea, by Francissimo
JUL : The Fate of the 3 Sister States, by GodofMoxie
AUG : Karne, by Shall Teclex
SEPT : Lands of Autumn, by Chashio
OCT : TIE - from Shadow Coast to Mountains Mourning, by Chashio
OCT : TIE - The Dusken Horn, by GreatWhiteNorth
NOV/DEC (2 month challenge) : The Cartographer's Guild, by MistyBeee



2020

JAN : Adria Reborn, by Kellerica
FEB : The Fungimancers' Retreat, by Marc Moureau
MAR : The Batcave, by Greg
APR : Once upon a time in the Guild, by Warlin
MAY : The Citadel of Avenio, by Marc Moureau
JUN : Where The Wild Things Are, by Dimension Door
JUL : Realm of Champie, by MistyBeee
AUG : Map of Eternia ~ He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, by Marc
SEPT : The Needle, by Levtrona
OCT : Grave Tree Catacombs, by XCali
NOV/DEC : The Kingdom of Valmadar, by Ilanthar



2021

JAN : Manyeong District, by PainPerdu
FEB : Ashar Daerora, by Cédric H.
MAR : East Wickham Resistance Map, by jshoer
APR : San Francisco 2185, by Tiana
MAY : Oxentarn, The Aviators Utopia, by wminish
JUN : Proxima Interstellar Travel Inc., by MatteBlack
JUL : Notes from Djalinheird, by Ifrix
AUG : The Kingdom of Dolonde, by wminish
SEPT : Stanheed Peninsula, by RenflowerGrapx
OCT :

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Apologies to Sapiento for neglecting to put his first-ever victory on the Hall of Fame for December. That is corrected now and I encourage all who are nor familiar with Maargard to feast their eyes upon it and enjoy!

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Another first, the first winner of 2011 and a first gold compass for moutarde! Congratulations and may it keep you warm on those frozen Vancouver nights!

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For February 2011, Pindercarl earned his first gold compass! Congratulations Pindercarl!

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Congratulations DevinNight and Jude for their co-win on the March challenge.
Congratulations LonewanderD for his win on the April challenge.

For all of these winners, this was their first gold compass. Well done and hoping to see more excellent entries from you in the future!

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Congratulations Diamond for wins in May and July of 2011!